Tobacco cutter



lJuly 21, 1.931. s, P, JACKSON 1,815845 v TOBACCO CUTTER Filed Aug.I 15. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l lNvENToR cil-9% 'so/M ATTORNEY July 21, 1931. v s. IJACKSON 1,815,845

TOBACCO OUT-TER INVENTOR 57,5 dc/130m 35 ATTORNEY WITNESS j SIMON 1.iraclapison,y or Kinsman, lisio'aria;IonianLina .'f'ronncco CUTTER k.1p111%111011 ned August 15, 115279.' ser1a1No.`386,o65.

tobacco cutters," u p y l Y The invention more? particularly relates to an attachment for a-plug tobaccocutter, "and has yfor its object to f provide ani attach- .mentfvvhich maybe secured tothe conven- ,i VThis inventionrelates toimprovements in f /ti'onal :form ofplug'tobacco cutter andserve fory accuratelycutting piecesy or sections Vfrom afplugof a predetermined size. `y y Vil() `furrtller'objectif''of"the invention ,is that the attachment servesfor eject-ing y.the piece y for section entf-rom a' plug of tobacco to ak p Vposition Within convenient reachy of the.

operator.' i i y. '115 f yItis also Within thev objectsxofthe invention lthat the attachment be simple conf struction and; inexpensive' to manufacture. V kThe invention is illustratedby 'Way 'of example infthe accompanying "drawings,` in

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`ventional form of plug tobacco cutter [with my Vattachment*applieda f Figure.' 2V vis'ahorizontal'sectional view 'Ufesa -f y Figure -3 is a vertical 'sectional view taken Slbsintally 01.1 11116111116' 3L-'3 j Off Figure. 2, '.'Figurel is a sectional view takenl onrthe '531) line 1 4 of Figure 2, '1.

.Figure v5 isalfragment n similar to Figure 2 and' illustrating the,k ejector member and rstops therefor,

the eject-0r stops, and t, y; w

Figure 7 isa detail view' showing the a'ctu'.v atingbar employed for thestop shown Figure `6. f

y attachment may. be:y yapplied n may 'com-A shaped frame11ff-y TheQramell is yprovided with a suitable "opening 12 in Whichftheref U15 i'sv provided the' one end' of a'handleor lever '13,'sai'd`leverbeing connected toa blade 15 Well understood;

'5o The' l-i'cutterattachmentconstituting this" movably clamped to the frame 11 by screws kv which is slidable rWithin a tube 21 carried Vby -theframe 16. A coil spring 22 is arranged yfor pressing the .bar 19 toward the cutterblade' 15.

elongated opening 28 adapted for loosely ac.-k 'i v o.

`taken substantially on line of kFig- Y f Y p tioned in Fig. 5; serves toy keep the'stop pin ary sectional view Figurey 61s a perspectiveviewoffone of t Rf ferrea@ the,KV drarviigs `Vin'f1ewil, 11,16; conventional form ofltob'acco cutter 'to44 Which invention comprises all-shaped frame 16, each leg of which terminates in a yoke 17 ,n adaptedto it about the' legs of the U-shapcd Cutter frame 11; The yokes l? maybe `rerthe" frame 16 there is slidably fitted a .cros'sf' head 19. The member 19v carries a pin or rod Upon one leg'of `the U-shaped frame 16 thereis secured a bar 23. Thefbar 23 is provided With tvv'o longitudinal slots 24 and 25'.

y rlhe slot .241s adapted to accommodate. they shank 26' of the stop-pin 27. Adjacent the free end ofthe shank 26 ythere is provided an comn'iocl'ating a pin 29fcarriedby the bar 23. Thepin l27 extends through an opening in the associatedleg of the U-"shaped'framefl and provides'a stop for the crosshead 19 as best shovvnin Figure 5; Upon the 'bar 23 there is slida'ble'a keeperbar 30.' rlhe bar 30 is pro- 32 permit longitudinal movement of the bar 31.v lThe one end ofthe rbar 31, when posi 27 in position for limiting the inward moven ment'of the cross-head 19. A coil spring 33 ytends to maintain thefpin 2'? in nonen'gaging vposition with the cross-bar A19.` f j Bar 31 carries a laterally extending arm 34 65 which yhasitsfouter end pivoted to a Vdrawbar 35. The draw-bar 35 is provided l'vvith w i i a, handle 365 a pointer 37 and a slot 38. A screw 39a holds the bar 35 in the position shown, and permits free longitudinal Inoveinent thereof.l Also, ityvvi'll'be noted in Fig. l, that the .pointer 37 -maybe brought .to regisyter With either the numberlO or the number f v5. These vnumbers are by preference placed 95 `upon thevassociated yoke 17, and form a pur-1 u vided'withslots 31,"each slotbeing adapted for looselyV receiving a screvv'32.vr The'screws shown in Figure 5.

spring 41a urges the stop 39 toj the position Theframe 16 is provided with cover plates 41 whichmay be held in position by suitable bars and bolts as best shown in Figures 1 and 5, and thereby provide apocket or receptacle Y 42 adapted or'receiving a plug of tobacco.

Y In the use of my attachment, if it is kdesired to cut a portion from a plug of tobacco representing live centsV worth, then thebar 35' is moved to bring its Vpointer in register with the number 51 rIhis movem-ent of the bar 35 shifts the bar 30 to the position shownin Fig. 5- and thus swings the pin271 to provide a stop for the cross-head 19. `A plug of to' bacc'o can now be inserted beneath thev bladel and into thejpoclet 42 to a pointwhere the same engages the Vcross-headl 19. VThe stopl39 swings upon its pin 40 to allow the insertion of the plug'of tobacco.

blade 15 and cross-head 19. During'eje'ction of thesevered plug the stop 39 movesto the `positionshown in Figure 5 and limits outv ward movement of the cross-head 19.v This Y movement of the stop-39 aids the cross-head 19, .under the force of. springQQ, in ejectingthe piece yof severed plug tobacco. Y [l The piece of plug tobacco severed; by the foregoing operation may represent lfive cents worth, and ir" it is desired to sever twice this lamount or ten cents worth, then the bar 35 is operated to bring itspointer 37 inl register with the number 10 Fig. 1. This, movement of thebar `35V shirts the bar'SO to a po-` sition permitting the pin 27 ,to recede from the pathoi' the cross-head 19, and a plug of tobacco' may be inserted in pocket42 `to `Ya greaterdegree, viz., the cross-bar V19fmay be.

- depresseduntil it engages the tube 21 and thus 'enabletwice the amount of a plug to be severed thanwas the case with the pointer 37 of bar k35 registering with the number 5.v

" kThe operation for cutting the larger piece of tobacco from a plugkwould, of course, bef the same as that previously described for Ythe smaller piece. Also,the larger piece would be` ejected from Vthepocket 42 in the same manner.

I claim: Y

1. -Anrattachment for a plug t'obaccocutn ter ,comprising a receptacle and having a cutter blade, means vtorV securing thereceptacle to extend laterally from the cutter and in register41V with the cuttereblade,l -means for limiting to diierent degrees the insertion of vaplug of tobaccointo ysaidv receptacle, and

means for ejecting a severed section of a plug of tobacco from the receptacle upon raising the cutter blade. .l f l' y Y 2;-An attachment for a plug tobacco cutter comprising'aY receptacle, means for de- It the cut-V lteris now operated to'severthe plug of tobacco, and then lifted, there will be ejected from the pocket 42,a piece ofplugytobaccor equalV in length to the distance between the 25 tachably securingthe receptacle toV extend laterally from the cutter and in register with l the cutter blade, and means within the receptacle for limiting to diiierent degrees the inserltion of a plug of tobacco into said receptac-e. l

' 3. An attachment for a plug tobacco cutter 'comprising a receptacle,-ineans for detachably securing the receptacle lto extend laterally from the cutter and in register with thev cutter blade, meansY within ythe receptacle and operablev from the exterior thereof, for limiting to different degrees the insertion yofa plug of tobacco into said receptacle.

4. An attachmentior a plug tobacco cutter comprising a receptacle, meansffor de-V tachably lsecuring the receptacleto extend laterally from the cutter andin register with the cutter blade, a spring v1Dressed.cross-head, within the receptacle, and means for ilimiting the/ inward and outward movement of said cross-head. Y Y l 1 5. inv attachment for, a plug tobaccocutter comprising a receptacle,emeans Jfor devtachab'ly securingfthe receptacle to extend laterally from the cutter .and inregister with the cutter blade, a spring pressed cross-head within the receptacle, means I for-*limiting Lthe inward and outward movement of said crosshead, and means operable atwill from theeX;

7 ;v Ina deviceof the character` described,

areceptaclead apted for receiving a plug of tobacco', a spring-'pressed cross-headwithin the receptacle having limited outward and inward movement, a slidablebar carried by the receptacle, and a stop pin' adapted to be actuated by the bar for further rlimiting the inwardmovement of said cross-head.

8. In a device of the character described, a

.receptacle adapted for receiving a plug of tobacco, a spring-pressed cross-head movable within the receptacle, means for limiting inward movement'of the cross-head, and a spring-pressed stop adapted forlimiting cutward movement of the cross-head, and also' adapted for assisting the cross-head in eject- 'ing apiece of plug tobacco from said receptacle upon raising the cutter' blade.

l 1 sIMoN r.' JACKSON? 

